Aerial Yoga – What Is It And What Are Its Benefits?

Aerial Yoga – What Is It And What Are Its Benefits?Nithya ShrikantJune 14, 2016

Want to make your yoga sessions more adventurous? Well then, you must try aerial yoga. Read on to know more about aerial yoga and its health benefits.

Aerial yoga is a yoga that uses fabric hammock as a tool to help practitioners practice the traditional yoga positions. It combines traditional yoga with the physical training of an aerialist.

Anti gravity aerial yoga, as it is also known as, offers you an opportunity to practice yoga in air with the support rendered by the silky hammock. However, this is not just simple yoga. It’s the amalgam of yoga, pilates, dance, acrobatics and calisthenics designed to render a energy-rich workout for the entire body.

The body of the practitioner remains suspended in the air on a special swing like structure, about 3-4 feet from the ground. This exercise style comes with a bouquet of benefits, including elimination of localized fat collection, better blood circulation, a toned body, lower stress levels and delayed ageing. The spine is decompressed and you will enjoy an enhanced level of coordination as you hang, fly and flip on the swing while performing the postures.

Anti-gravity yoga, the most popular among aerial yoga style, was born in the mind-cradle of Christopher Harrison, a dancer and gymnast. The graceful sequences of this style allow you to coddle in a graceful indulgence under the guidance of your mind and body. You will definitely feel as if you are back in your mother’s womb, lying there without any stress or tension, just like you are sleeping in a cocoon.

Here is a short video that demonstrates how you can perform Sarvangasana in aerial yoga:

[Please do not attempt this pose at home without proper professional guidance.]

It needs immense level of your patience and uncompromising willingness for challenges to know aerial yoga and practice it. Once you get to know your body completely, allow yourself to be immersed in complete serenity and tranquility. Let your body guide you through the entire journey.

Hope, you would love to try this out. It is good you go for an aerial yoga training under a professional. Do share your experience with this yoga style.